What if we could monitor patients in the future without taking blood samples every time? TU/e researcher Sophie Adelaars investigated a promising alternative: measuring biomarkers in sweat and saliva.

Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, a new study by immunology experts at the University of Birmingham has found.

Forget finicky blood draws and painful finger pricks—now, blood samples can be collected with the push of a button. Tasso’s button-activated device for at-home collection of dried blood samples has ...

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) on Wednesday agreed to acquire YourBio Health, Inc., a Boston-based provider of capillary whole blood sampling technology. YourBio Health develops technologies ...

What if a blood test could reveal the pace of our aging – and the diseases that may lie ahead? The labs of Profs. Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay at the Weizmann Institute of Science have been conducting ...

Thanks to the increasing availability of point-of-care (POC) testing, the use of capillary blood (fingerstick) sampling worldwide is growing. Anemia affects around 25% of the global population. Its ...

Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why it's always good to hear about possible alternatives. One of the latest takes the form of a self-powered skin patch that painlessly gathers ...

Midline intravenous catheters (MCs) have been used in clinical settings since the 1950s and are an alternative for intravenous (IV) access for giving infusions and medications for long-term therapy in ...

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) has entered into an agreement to acquire YourBio Health, a Boston-based maker of capillary whole blood sampling technology. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The all-cash ...

Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, a new study has found. Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate ...